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Boys Basketball: Kaneland’s comeback fizzles against Rockford East

All season long, Kaneland has been the comeback kids, but Tuesday the Knights fell one short of what they needed to advance to the final …

Mar 12, 2012

Boys Basketball: Kaneland fights to the finish, falls to Rockford East

To anybody listening to the comments coming from Kaneland’s boys basketball team after the Knights’ 66-54 Sycamore Class 3A Sectional semifinal loss to Rockford East …

Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Aurora Central ready to make run

It may not be an eye-catching matchup on paper, but Cinderella figures to be working overtime Wednesday at the Sycamore Class 3A Sectional. That’s when …

Mar 9, 2012

Boys Basketball: Resilient Kaneland pulls out overtime win

ROCHELLE — Kaneland rallied to force overtime and then pulled out a 65-61 victory over Class 3A regional host Rochelle Friday night. The No. 2-seed …

Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Kaneland gets past rival Sycamore

Sycamore’s hopes for advancing in the Class 3A Rochelle Regional got wedged early in the third quarter of a 55-45 loss to Kaneland. Trailing by …

Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Kaneland battles back but falls to Rochelle

When a team falls behind by 18 points early in the second quarter, there is no blueprint for a comeback. That was the scenario Kaneland’s …

Feb 24, 2012

Boys Basketball: Yorkville takes down Kaneland

Yorkville made it three wins in three games, two in conference play and one in a tournament, this season against Kaneland by defeating the Knights, …

Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Kaneland hits boards, beats Burlington Central

Kaneland made it a point to attack the offensive glass to create second-chance opportunities on Saturday night against host Burlington Central. That aggressiveness around the …

Jan 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Kaneland holds on to defeat Morris

Kaneland and Morris are no strangers to one another. Tuesday’s matchup at the Plano Christmas Classic Tournament was the second time the two conference foes …

Dec 27, 2011

Boys Basketball: Metea Valley outlasts Kaneland

Metea Valley continued its fast start, running its record to a perfect 5-0 by shooting lights out (59 percent) to claim an 87-65 decision over …

Dec 3, 2011

Fox Valley area boys basketball preview

Batavia Coach: Jim Roberts Last year: 13-13, 8-4 Upstate Eight River Key returnees: Mike Rueffer, jr. G. Top newcomers: Juniors Jake Pollack, Matt Tevonian, Joey …

Dec 16, 2011

Kaneland warms up, beats Burlington

Kaneland's nonconference Saturday victory over Burlington Central was literally and figuratively a case of rebounding. The Knights won the battle of the boards against the …

Jan 9, 2011

Slow start no problem for Metea

Both the Kaneland and Metea Valley boys' basketball teams entered Tuesday night's contest at Metea with nine wins to their credit. Credit one more the …

Jan 12, 2011

Kaneland takes down Burlington Central

Kaneland 47, Burlington Central 39: Chaon Denlinger finished with 13 points for Kaneland (9-5). …

Jan 10, 2011

Hampshire pulls away, wins seventh straight

True to its nickname, Hampshire whipped the ball around to find an open three-pointer shooter and the Whip-Purs turned a one-point halftime lead into a …

Jan 19, 2011

Kaneland keeps on streak

Whether it was freshman forward Daniel Helm or reserve guard Zach Ringhouse, Kaneland was able to keep Geneseo at bay for a 54-45 victory Saturday …

Jan 30, 2011

Kaneland hangs on vs. DeKalb

This one was simply bizarre. Kaneland pitched a shutout in the third quarter then had to survive a 12-0 DeKalb run and its own 6-for-16 …

Feb 12, 2011

Kaneland comes out on top vs. Yorkville

After the Kaneland-Yorkville boys basketball game, Knights coach Brian Johnson held his son, Will. He was surprised his 18-month-old was still awake. It would have …

Feb 19, 2011

Kaneland lands win late

Second-year Kaneland coach Brian Johnson couldn't have asked for much more from his team. They came into an emotional and hostile environment here Friday in …